I never thought I would be impressed by a timer — usually they feel flimsy, cost too much, are tedious to use, or don’t have the features I need. So I was surprised when I started using this Gymboss timer and found that it has all the features I need, it is very easy to use, it seems quite rugged, and it is inexpensive.

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As you can see from my photo, the unit itself is fairly small and compact, and it has a belt clip on the back. There are three buttons on the unit — they are used to set up the mode (repeating intervals, countdown, stopwatch), alarm type (high/low beep or vibrate) and duration, and timer start/stop. The display is very easy to read, and I like that the unit remembers the previously-used interval settings when you power on the timer. The timer also keeps track of the number of intervals you’ve completed when in repeating intervals mode.

You can buy the Gymboss Interval Timer directly from the Gymboss website, or from Amazon.

So you may find this timer very useful, especially if you are interested in fitness — whether you do MMA, martial arts, cardio/sprint intervals, kettlebells, weight lifting, strength training, or other activities.